When caring for a client, a nurse focuses on providing holistic health care by using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).The nurse recognizes that providing such care will emphasize which of the following? Select all that apply.
A)Uniqueness of each individual
B)Multiple factors as causes of illness and disease
C)Interaction among mind, body, and spirit
D)A single factor as a cause for illness and disease
E)The client's participation in treatment and healing

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Holistic health care and CAM emphasize the uniqueness of each individual (A), recognize multiple factors as causes of illness and disease (B), focus on the interaction among mind, body, and spirit (C), and encourage the client's active participation in treatment and healing (E). They do not typically focus on a single factor as the cause for illness and disease (D), which is more characteristic of conventional medicine.

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